Martha Alene Kelly

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• Name: Martha Alene Hampton

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Died:
Alene Kelly Hampton, 88, of Hamlet, North Carolina, died Friday March 27, 2015 at Hospice House of Pinehurst. She was born Feb. 23, 1927 in Hamlet, a daughter of the late E. J. and Maggie McRae Kelly.

She attended the Women's College in Greensboro, North Carolina, and graduated in 1949 with a degree in education. After graduation, she began her teaching career at Jackson Park Elementary School in Kannapolis, North Carolina. She later moved back to Hamlet where she taught till her retirement in 1988. A member of Marks Creek Presbyterian Church, Alene served faithfully as a Sunday school teacher for many years, as a member of the Presbyterian Women of the Church, as well as an elder and was most recently named elder emeritus in June 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Riley Hampton Jr., in 2014.

Alene was a devoted and beloved wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her children, James Kelly Hampton (wife Robin Hampton) and Janis Hampton; as well as her four grandchildren, Caroline, Anna, Jed and William, whom she loved dearly. She is also survived by her sister, Louise Weatherly of Hamlet.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at Watson-King Funeral Home in Hamlet.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Marks Creek Presbyterian Church with Pastor Ken Goins officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Marks Creek Presbyterian Church, 150 Two Sisters Lane, Rockingham, NC 28379.

Online condolences may be made www.watson-kingfuneralhome.com.

Watson-King Funeral Home in Hamlet is serving the Hampton family.

The Richmond County Daily Journal

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Published by Richmond County Daily Journal from Mar. 30 to Mar. 31, 2015.

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